Clothing
RedBubble has got good stuff and offensive stuff. It’s big, so you have to search around a bit. They sell clothes—odd clothes. Personally, I love a good T-shirt with a picture of a sloth on it riding a tortoise. Who doesn’t? A nice black V-neck with “talk nerdy to me” in bold white letters would make a perfect gift for my friend Andrea. Maybe you need a T-shirt of Jesus riding a dinosaur and firing laser guns or coming out of the old Ghostbusters sign this Easter? Or if you’re a Futurama fan, perhaps a Dr. Zoidberg Jesus might appeal to you. It’s a tad off-putting I’m sure, but they also have one with Jesus shooting Charles Darwin from the movie Paul. Apparently there is a whole world of fanboy/nerd stuff out there just for Christians. Who knew?
Find it @ redbubble.com.
Music
Abandon Kansas is a trio alt-rock band from Wichita, Kansas; not far from where I grew up. I really enjoyed Turn it to Gold when it came out a couple of years ago. Lucky for us, they put out a new album just this summer titled Alligator. I’m not sure if it’s more grown up or just less polished and more grunge. Either way it works. Sample on the website or buy it on iTunes.
Find it @ shop.badchristian.com/collections/abandon-kansas
Video: The God Jesus Robot?
I need somebody who speaks Japanese to explain this one to me. So what is it? It’s a commercial for a small blue and white (‘80s?) robot from Japan that carries a cross, moves back and forth, nods its head and has red flashing eyes. From what I can discern, it seems to be like one of those old magic 8-balls that answers questions. To be honest the ad is crazy, and makes no sense to me in any way. So of course, the first thought that came to my mind was, “I gotta put that in the Record!” If anybody knows anything about this crazy thing, please, please share and if anybody gets my name in the Christmas white elephant draw then know this… I’m saving a very special space on my Silly Christian Kitsch Shelf just for this little guy.
Christian Candy
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Man, I love Jesus but I also love candy. I wonder if anybody sells Jesus candy?” Well wonder to yourself no more! The good people over at Scripture Candy sell tons of it. Granted, the Jesus Easter Promise Seeds just look like pastel-coloured candy corn but still, it might be kind of a cool thing to give the Sunday school kids “Happy Birthday, Jesus” lollipops or suckers with a tiny Bible verse printed on the wrapper. Brian Adkins of Alabama came up with this little company and it’s not a bad idea. Someone handed me one of those old Bible tracts the other day. I must say, I’d have been a lot happier about it if it were loaded with sugar.
Find it @ scripturecandy.com.
